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With God of War, Sony Santa Monica now holds the mantle for the fastest-selling exclusive of all time.

In just three days time the newest God of War game sold over 3.1 million units worldwide, Sony today announced, making it the quickest-selling PlayStation 4 console exclusive. The game has been hailed as a near-perfect experience from countless critics and remains sits at a highly coveted 94 on Metacritic.

Apart from hardware sales, like most hardware-makers Sony puts strong emphasis on software sales on its PlayStation Network and in retail stores. It'd be interesting to see the digital/retail mix for God of War and I'm sure Sony is glad it's focus on singelplayer-driven games keeps paying off.

Hi-Rez Studios has announced that their hero based shooter Paladins, will be debuting from Steam Early Access in the very near future.

The Executive Producer for Paladins, Chris Larson has commented on the games full release, here is what he had to say "Even now, with Paladins a million times more polished than it was at the start of Early Access, we do not consider Paladins a truly "finished" product. We know there's still work to be done. We are going to keep polishing, keep refining, keep fixing bugs, and keep putting out awesome new content on a regular patch cycle."

At the moment there is over 25 million Paladins players and to keep those players happy Hi-Rez Studios has said that they will not be implementing anymore system changes to the title. Paladins will be fully releasing onto the Steam Store on May 8th.

After yesterdays leak of Taki joining the Soulcalibur VI roster Bandai Namco has followed up with a official release of the trailer as well as a bunch of screenshots.

The above video is the official character reveal for Taki returning to the Soulcalibur roster after not being in the previous game. From the released screenshots we can see that there has been some changes to Taki, the glowing symbols on her skin tight spandex is quite a nice touch as well as the color effects for her short swords seem to look very good.

Currently Soulcalibur VI is planned for release on PC sometime closer to the end of the year. For now though, if you are interested in anymore character reveal trailers check out Nightmare's big introduction and his other half Siegfried, as well as the CD Projekt RED character Geralt, as he ventures into the universe of Soulcalibur. Screenshots of Taki are located below and if you would like to view the many more that are released visit Bandai's website here.

At the beginning of April we heard about Steam Link adding support for the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, now we have official confirmation that Steam now supports the Switch controller.

Valve has come out and said on a post on their news section "We're pleased to announce that the latest Steam Client Beta adds support for the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. We think it is a great device with a feature set that pairs nicely with your Steam catalog. The d-pad is ideal for fighting games and platformers and the gyro enhances aim in your action/FPS titles. If you'd like to test it out you will need to opt into the Steam Client Beta then follow the steps below. We hope you enjoy and, as always, we welcome your feedback."

They also have provided users with a step-by-step tutorial on how to enter into the Steam Client Beta as well as the configuration steps to get your Nintendo Switch Pro Controller to work on Steam. "First, opt into the Steam Client Beta then enable support globally by checking the 'Nintendo Switch Configuration Support' option in the Controller Settings page. In case you missed it, this is the same page to enable PS4 and Xbox Configuration support. By checking this box, you are able to create, share, and browse Switch Pro Controller configs on a per-game basis. The Controller Settings page also contains a global option to 'Use Nintendo Button Layout'. This will swap the A/B and X/Y buttons of your loaded config - something that will come in handy if you choose a Steam Controller, Xbox, or standard template config."

Not to long ago we heard about the release date for the Summerset expansion coming to the Elder Scrolls Online. Now, Bethesda has released a new trailer introducing the Psijic Order.

In the above video we get introduced to the Psijic Order, which is detailed to be a old faction that was dormant in Tamriel. Players will have the choice of joining the Psijic Order and will be able to utilize their abilities to defend against the enemies on the island of Artaeum.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset DLC is releasing on PC May 21st and will also be coming to both Xbox One and PS4 on June 5th. For anyone interested in picking up the expansion the link to the official website can be found here.

There has been quite a stir of whispers and rumors regarding Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, but it seems Activision is much closer to the full reveal that is said to take place on May 17.

The company has sent out invitations to its upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Community Reveal Event, something that kicks off on May 17 at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Activision hasn't said what exactly will take place on the day, but we should expect a deep dive of sorts into Black Ops 4.

Treyarch is developing the game once again, but outside of that we don't know much. We've heard that Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has been inspired by Overwatch, another property that Activision owns through Blizzard. I can see Black Ops 4 having a Battle Royale mode to get in the huge frenzy that is Fortnite and Battlegrounds, but we'll have to wait and see what we get on May 17.

The hype is building for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with Eidos Montreal boss David Anfossi revealing some very interesting details about the game in an interview with Electric Playground.

Anfossi said that they have optimized Shadow of the Tomb Raider for the Xbox One X so that it hits 4K 60FPS, but didn't provide any exact details. This means it could run at up to 4K but not native 4K, and up to 60FPS but not locked 60FPS, something I hope the developer confirms sometime soon.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider will be the "most beautiful game on the Xbox One S ever" according to Anfossi, so it's not just the Xbox One X that gets that optimization lovin'. The PS4, PS4 Pro and PC versions will all be tuned to their benefit, but Microsoft has a much closer relationship with Eidos Montreal and gets the special sauce.

Overwatch fans will be pleased to know that Blizzard have announced their latest map, Rialto, will be going live this week after being used in the PTR in April.

Rialto will launch off the back of the start of Season 10 of Competitive Play, which started on May 1. Blizzard couldn't get Rialto ready for S10 and won't be addeded into competitive play for a little while yet, with the developer explaining: "This will help provide the community with plenty of time to learn how to play with the new map".

Brigitte is the latest hero to enter the realms of competitive play, with the new character enabled for Season 10. I'm a big fan of Overwatch as it's all I've played for the last few months, and she is already beginning to bug me. I can't counter her very well, and when a good player is playing Brigitte, it can really swing matches quickly.

Sony has filed a new patent that could use blockchain technology to better secure games sold on the PlayStation Store.

Blockchain is a unique avenue that can be used for a number of different applications, and even game publishers like Ubisoft and EA are experimenting with the tech. Interestingly enough Sony's latest patent aims at using the versatility of blockchain to safeguard its own games--and potentially those sold on its digital online network.

As is customary for patents, the document is quite long and meticulous, covering lots of iterations, methods, and permutations of use. The main focus "relates to digital rights management (DRM), and more specifically, to implementing the DRM using blockchains," according to the patent.

PS2 games are starting to arrive for PS Now, but the first batch is quite small.

Sony's $20 a month PlayStation Now service really isn't that popular and is ultimately getting annihilated by Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass in terms of value for dollar. But Sony has a massive wealth of beloved classic games to revitalize on the PS4, including PS2 and even PS1-era titles we know and love. Although this probably won't even the playing field against the Xbox One's native disc-based backward compatibility, it's something.

Now that PS Now is available on PC alongside the PS4, Sony is starting to flip the switch for PS2 games on the service. The first wave is a meager trickling of what the console had to offer and apparently only includes four games--Dark Cloud 2, Hot Shots: Tennis, Ape Escape 2, and Siren--but the major story here is that Pandora's box has been opened. We should see more and more PS2 games arrive on the service to incentivize subscriptions as time goes by.

Rockstar's latest trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2 paints a somber tone for the sequel-that's-actually-a-prequel, and shows off a few familiar faces.

A while back Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said Red Dead Redemption 2 would have "incredible emotional depth," and it looks like Rockstar is delivering in spades. The new RDR2 trailer is all kinds of gritty, grim, and dramatic, capturing the bloody trail left by the Van Der Linde gang as they swept across the West.

The game itself will take place in the year 1899, pre-dating the original by some 11 years and showing lots of the events and situations that led up to John Marston's adventures.

Marvel's Spider-Man is moving closer to its release date and thanks to Game Informer we now know the end-game powers players will receive after beating the game.

Insomniac Games' Creative Director, Bryan Intihar revealed some details about the titles rewards after completion. According to Intihar, players will have the power of controlling the weather after they complete the games main story. Intihar explains that this is a vital aspect to adding to the games immersive story but what not intended for a first time play-through.

Other subjects that were discussed throughout the interview were the Iron Spider Suit. Currently the suit is locked behind a pre-order wall but the director says that will not always be the case. Marvel's Spider-Man will be released on September 7th exclusively for PS4.

Fortnite is currently being updated and when the servers are back online players will be able to update their game clients and drive straight into Fortnite's Season 4.

Patch 4.0 has debuted and a disaster has happened, the rumored comet crashing onto the map has become real and many locations have been affected by its impact. This has resulted in many locations being completely demolished or changed.

Also included in the new patch is updates for smoothness for characters movements on the starting island as well as performance improvements all round and many more patches/bug fixes. If you are interested in viewing the full patch notes visit the official Epic Games v4.0 patch notes here.

One of the most fan-favorite characters from the Soulcalibur series is Taki and now we have confirmation that the female Ninja will be featured in Soulcalibur VI.

The character reveal trailer that Bandai Namco was planning on releasing has now leaked onto a Japanese video site called NicoNico. This has resulted in the video to be copied numerous times and plastered all over YouTube. The above video really isn't in the best quality but its enough to see that Taki still has all of her moves from the previous games.

From the trailer we can see that Taki seems quite the same as she always has, being featured in every Soulcalibur game besides the last one definitely has had fans age with her move-set, and the strengths that come with it. For those that are interested in more character reveal trailers for the upcoming Soulcalibur check out the Siegfried, Nightmare and Geralt trailers here.

Atari has announced plans to launch pre-orders for its upcoming Atari VCS console, with pre-orders opening on May 30 and the first batch of consoles will ship in Spring 2019.

IndieGogo has an exclusive for the pre-orders of the Atari VCS console, with an awesome limited edition Atari VCS Collector's Edition that rocks a beautiful retro-styled wood front and it's giving me shivers. If you score yourself one of the first Atari VCS consoles, you'll be looking at $199 for a limited amount of time.

Atari COO of Connected Devices, Michael Arzt, said: "We continue moving forward on the Atari VCS project and are excited to see this pre-sale kickoff and to share more updates with our fans as we look toward the first shipments. We are building outstanding teams and forging alliances that will make this product great and truly worthy of the Atari VCS name. Expert hardware partners are helping make this project possible and we couldn't be more pleased with their contributions".

Kingdom Come: Deliverance had its fair share of hype last year and into the new year before it launched, with it being one of the biggest games on Steam earlier this year.

GitHyp tracks Steam stats, where they've seen an epic 95% loss in Kingdom Come: Deliverance's player base since the game launched back in February. Kingdom Come: Deliverance sold over 1 million copies across all platforms and then reached 96,000 concurrent players in its first two weeks.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance developer Warhorse Studios released a game that had its fair share of issues, and have been slow to fixing them which really doesn't help the situation. But remember that KCD is a single player game and unless it's absolutely massive, the player base drop off numbers aren't surprising... but then again, a 95% drop is HUGE.

Infinite Sunshine Dust has just been released on the Steam Store by Kena MAKF, the developer describes the unique title as a psychedelic horror adventure.

This very unique title is obviously indie and according the description it will be putting players in a "psychedelic horror adventure game."

The full description of the newly released game goes as follows: "Infinite Sunshine Dust (LSD) is a psychedelic horror adventure game. Four prisoners wander a virtual world for insane experiment and they get involved with many, many strange things."

Blizzard has released some screenshots and details for their upcoming expansion Battle for Azeroth. The screenshots showcase the Zandalari City Zuldazar.

The below screenshots have been compiled together, from them we can see different types of wildlife as well as what seems like a jungle biome.

For those that are not aware, Zuldazar is the capital city of Zandalar which is where King Rastakhan and his golden through lay. If a player decides to choose to side with Horde they will begin in this area and will start to aid the king against the battle with the Alliance.

Nicalis, the developers behind The Binding of Isaace: Afterbirth+ have gifted the title with a massive content update. The patch has gone live today for owners of the expansion.

A post found on the Binding of Isaac subreddit has collated all of the changes that will be introduced, the changes will include: 5 new enemies, 1 new boss, 64 new achievements (28 new, the rest from the Switch version), 817 new rooms and many more fixes.

If you are interested in viewing the full list of patch notes you can visit the subreddit here or visit the official Binding of Isaac website here.

Five years of waiting, snippets and scraps of info from CDPR, and interesting patents have all sent Cyberpunk 2077 hype soaring to new heights...and it could skyrocket even higher after E3 2018.

Thanks to the official E3 exhibitor website we've been able to glean a bunch of clues about what's in store for the show. The latest shows that CD Projekt RED will showcase a RPG at the venue, corroborating recent rumors of a Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay reveal.

Despite not knowing exact details, the last half-decade has exposed a nice helping of info about Cyberpunk 2077. We know the game should feature living, breathing cities with next-generation AI, that it's the biggest and most ambitious game CD Projekt RED has ever tackled, that development on the project is going smoothly, and that it may have an online, connected multiplayer component of some kind--but don't worry, it'll stay narrative-driven with a dynamic story arc. CDPR even opened a brand new studio to help it craft the game's sprawling sci-fi world.